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HERE’S THE COVER ART AND TRACK LIST FOR THE BINARY CODE’S SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF

Axl Rosenberg — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:54 +0000

Oh boy oh boy. We’re getting closer to the release of The Binary Code’s Suspension of Disbelief, which MetalSucks will sell in a digital-only format for a whopping five bucks starting December 15. Now we can share with you the cover art, which was designed by guitarist Jesse Zuretti (who also created this awesome MetalSucks [...]

ALICE IN CHAINS IPHONE APP: BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLAH

Axl Rosenberg — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000

Well, I guess Alice in Chains can’t hit a home run every time. The metal-related iPhone apps thus far – or, at least the ones I’ve seen – have, by and large, sucked. Oddly enough, Metallica, who haven’t released too many products worth owning this (or last) decade, have the best ones: their Live Metallica and [...]

DAVE LOMBARDO WANTS TO SCHOOL LARS ULRICH

Axl Rosenberg — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:57 +0000

From a Rhythm magazine interview with Dave Lombardo that I saw on Blabbermouth: Rhythm: Playing with METALLICA at Download in 2004 must have been quite an experience. Lombardo: “Yeah. Show ‘em how it’s done! No disrespect to Lars [Ulrich], because Lars is great and he’s a very nice guy, but he needs to spend a week at [...]

ABSOLUTELY REVOLTING

Axl Rosenberg — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:47 +0000

Reader Chris Peace sent us the below and declared Sweden’s Revolting to be “some of the best oldschool death metal I have ever heard in my life.” Personally, I think it’s good, but I don’t know if I’d bestow it with such high praise. Give it a listen, and the sing Chris’ praises or tell him [...]

VAGINOPLASTY – NO, NOT A PORNOGRIND BAND

Axl Rosenberg — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:30:22 +0000

Decibel have followed-up on their fascinating 2008 article on the transformation of Cretin’s Dan Martinez into Marissa Martinez with an interview with Martinez chronicling her vaginoplasty. Which is exactly what you think it is. Here’s an excerpt: In the months leading up to your surgery, what kinds of emotions were coursing through your veins? Honestly, I really [...]

DEDRATKCUF SI SIHT

Axl Rosenberg — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:10 +0000

With the Snot semi-reunion basically falling apart before it ever really got off the ground, the band’s remaining members -Mike Doling, John Fahnestock and Jamie Miller – needed to find another meal ticket. But rather than try and re-re-jigger Snot, they’ve decided to move forward under a new name: Tons. Yes, you read that correctly. They [...]

CAVE IN RETURN TO BROOKLYN, JUST SHORT OF TRIUMPHANTLY

Vince Neilstein — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:50 +0000

“Luminance” — from the Creative Eclipses EP — was the very first Cave In song I ever heard, sandwiched incongruously between I-don’t-even-remember-what on a mix-tape my friend XandrewX made me in… 1999, I guess. From thereon in I jumped headlong into the world of Cave In, and Jupiter pretty much blew my mind when I [...]

WORSHIP MUSIC IS THE NEW CHINESE DEMOCRACY

Axl Rosenberg — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:43 +0000

Obviously, my headline is a little sensationalistic. We waited a decade and a half for Chinese Democracy; it’s only been six (almost seven) years since the last Anthrax studio album, We’ve Come for You All. And wile CD apparently cost somewhere in neighborhood of $13 million dollars… well, I don’t know what the budget was/is [...]

ANAL CHAINSAW AND LAKE BUKKAKE TOTALLY NEED TO TOUR WITH THESE GUYS!

Vince Neilstein — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:20 +0000

The band is Anal Judicator — self-described as “the BEST Brutal MIDI Porn Grind band around” — and the song is “Cum Coated Colon.” Thanks to Car RamRod for this one. WARNING: NSFW!!!! -VN RELATED POSTS:VINCE CATCHES UP WITH TRIVIUM’S MATT HEAFYTHESE ARMS ARE SNAKES “RED LINE SEASON”: AN ACID TRIP OF A VIDEO

MIGHT THERE BE A SUITABLE VELVET REVOLVER FRONTMAN HIDDEN IN THE TRACKLISTING OF SLASH’S SOLO ALBUM?

Gary Suarez — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:48 +0000

All this talk about Slash’s upcoming solo album has got me playing “Fantasy Velvet Revolver” in my head once again. Though I still hold out hope that Axl’s idea of having Perry Farrell front the band comes to fruition, I know in my heart that there’s probably a better chance of Scott Weiland rejoining [...]

HOW TO MAKE IT BIG AS A DEATHCORE YOUTUBE VOCAL COVER ARTIST

Vince Neilstein — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:00 +0000

Sometimes we get so caught caught up in minutae inside our little metal Internet bubble that we lose perspective on the bigger picture. Take this lampoon video from Current.com that highlights deathcore YouTube vocal covers (including our favorite, Señor Bivins) and mocks the differences between deathcore, death metal and metalcore. I’m pretty sure the guy [...]

AND THE NEW LINE-UP FOR DECAPITATED IS…

Axl Rosenberg — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:11 +0000

As first discussed back in October, Wacek “Vogg” Kieltyka, guitarist & sole remaining founding member of Decapitated, has announced the band’s new line-up: Waclaw “Vogg” Kieltyka – Guitar Rafal Piotrowski – Vocals Kerim “Krimh” Lechner – Drums Filip “Heinrich” Halucha -Bass Sooo… not a lot of surprises here. We’ve known that Vogg was the band’s new drummer since July; I’m [...]

PHOTOS: SKELETONWITCH & BLACK ANVIL IN BROOKLYN, NY, NOVEMBER 14, 2009

MetalSucks — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:30:35 +0000

Photographer Jason Nakleh was on hand at the Skeletonwitch / Black Anvil show this past Saturday in Brooklyn, part of the 3-day “Blackened Weekend” festival at which we saw a ton of awesome bands. We unfortunately had to miss Saturday’s show, but Jason was kind enough to contact us and let us live vicariously through [...]

BORIS’ LATEST JAPANESE HEAVY ROCK HITS 7″ IS NEITHER “HEAVY” NOR “ROCK”

Gary Suarez — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:05 +0000

This might be the least metal thing Boris has ever done. It sounds more like a Sigur Ros record! Still, this got me thinking perhaps I should have picked Wata over Atsuo in Reign In Blonde’s Hottest Chicks In Metal bracket. If you’re still interested – and I’ll understand if you’re not - Japanese [...]

FUNNY PHOTO CAPTION CONTEST: WIN A 10-PACK OF CDs FROM PROSTHETIC RECORDS

Vince Neilstein — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:29 +0000

Congrats to all five winners of last week’s funny photo caption contest. The first three winners listed below will all receive the Heavy Metal Killers vinyl and scarf courtesy of Earache Records, while the last two will receive just a scarf. The winners: Zel: “Stacy Wylde, sister to Zakk Wylde, practices the family tradition of putting [...]

TIBERIAN VOCALIZATIONS: ARTHUR VON NAGEL ON POST-BLACK METAL (AND BEING A SHAMELESS METAL NERD)

Arthur von Nagel — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:30:29 +0000

Black metal, in spite of its more purist fans, has undergone so many stylistic permutations since the Norwegian second wave’s arson-fueled media explosion that I’m hard-pressed to even define what black metal sounds like circa 2009. By frankensteining elements of Mayhem, Bathory, Burzum, Darkthrone, Celtic Frost, Emperor, Venom, Enslaved, Ulver and countless other classics [...]

LISTEN TO VINCE ON SIRIUS XM LIQUID METAL TODAY!!!

Axl Rosenberg — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:19:50 +0000

So while SOME of us are still here at the Mansion doing work (ahem), my main man Vince is going to be on Sirius XM Liquid Metal today from 4:30 to 9 pm TODAY. Vince has the sexiest speaking voice this side of C.C. DeVille, so if you get XM, definitely check it out!!! -AR POPULAR POSTS:BTBAM [...]

YEAH, BLOGS ARE COOL AND ALL, BUT YOU REALLY SHOULD BUY THIS ZINE

Gary Suarez — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:15 +0000

Some people are talented. Some people are awesome. An even rarer breed happens to be both talented and awesome. Photographer Justina Villanueva is one of those people. If you go to metal shows in New York or New Jersey, you may have noticed this diminutive young lady snapping pics of some [...]

AT LAST: METALSUCKS SHIRTS AND HOODIES!!!

MetalSucks — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:30:26 +0000

We’ve been talking about making MetalSucks merch almost as long as there’s been a MetalSucks, and “When can I buy a shirt?” is easily one of the questions we’re asked most frequently (along with “When is Completely Unreadable Band Logo coming back?” and “Why are you guys such assholes?”). Well, the day has arrived at [...]

KORN, ROB ZOMBIE, HATEBREED TO CAUSE A LITTLE SUMMER MAYHEM?

Axl Rosenberg — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:18 +0000

I really like the Rockstar Mayhem Festival – it’s like someone went to Ozzfest and figured out a way to make it way better. Having two side-by-side second stages was a stroke of genius; there’s no downtime in-between bands, because one act can set up while another plays. The mainstage has been solid, too, although [...]